
Dr. Mark Seth Christofferson MD
Anesthesiologist
5555 Grossmont Center Dr La Mesa CA, 91942About
Dr. Mark Christofferson is an anesthesiologist practicing in La Mesa, CA. Dr. Christofferson ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Christofferson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1990
University of California 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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- Dr. Kris V. Tamirisa MD5555 Grossmont Center Dr La Mesa CA 91942
- Dr. Patrick G Sullivan MD5555 Grossmont Center Dr La Mesa CA 91942
- Dr. Michael Henry Verdolin M.D.7051 ALVARADO RD LA MESA CA 91942
- Dr. Peter Drew Kourajian MD5555 Grossmont Center Dr La Mesa CA 91942
- Dr. David Russell Diehl MD5555 Grossmont Center Dr La Mesa CA 91942
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